Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Rajkummar Rao will star in an adaptation of Aravind Adiga’s Man Booker Prize-winning novel The White Tiger, Netflix announced on Tuesday. The streaming giant is producing The White Tiger in association with Mukul Deora while Chopra Jonas will serve as executive producer. The film, which will also mark the debut of
Month: September 2019
All eyes are on the next iPhone, but Apple could also be working on a new Apple TV. The device could be announced next week, or maybe later this fall. The anonymous Twitter account @never_released shared the codename of a new Apple TV — AppleTV11,1 or J305AP. They have been accurate when it comes to
While investors are already writing big checks for meditation startups, Elevate Labs founder and CEO Jesse Pickard said that none of the existing meditation apps can replace the experience of working with a human coach. “This experience where you have somebody that meets with you is wildly better than any digital product that’s out there,”
Back for a new run of episodes, this week’s Really Useful Podcast is a “back to school” special, with tips for students looking for new laptops, computer chairs, and useful apps and websites. Really Useful Podcast Season 4 Episode 1 Shownotes In this week’s show: Please share our podcast with anyone you think would benefit
The India market for wearable devices grew 30.9 percent Quarter-over-Quarter (QoQ) in the second quarter of 2019 and 123.6 percent when compared to the same quarter a year ago, thus, reaching an all-time high of 3 million shipments in a single quarter, a report by the International Data Corporation (IDC) said on Wednesday. According to
The 1TB PlayStation 4 reportedly has a new MRP in India: Rs. 29,990. That’s an effective price drop of nearly 11 percent, considering the PS4 was previously priced at Rs. 33,650 at the start of the year, thanks to a Goods and Services Tax (GST) cut on consumer electronics. The new Rs. 29,990 1TB PS4
Chinese smartphone maker Realme is a little over a year old and the company has already made a huge impact in the Indian smartphone market. Realme is primarily competing with Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi in India and has already launched multiple of its smartphones in the same price range. At the launch of the Realme
This isn’t a chair. This is a rig. It’s a throne. It’s gaming monster. The Acer Predator Thronos Air Gaming Chair is a $13,999 device has everything including a massage function. The Predator Thronos Air is a massive steel structure that encases gamers in an immersive experience. There are three monitor mounts, an adjustable keyboard
For a seemingly tough pitch, Light has had little trouble getting noticed. The company has run two successful crowdfunding campaigns for a pair of minimalist phones designed to augment or replace the smartphone. Today the startup announced that it will be shipping the second version of the handset, which introduces a handful of features back
IFA, the electronics trade show, officially kicks off on September 6 but the two days leading up to this are when all the major announcements happen. Razer has announced a new laptop called the Blade Stealth 13, which it claims is the “world’s first gaming Ultrabook.” The new laptop is a refresh of the existing
“It’s in the cloud.” That common phrase still causes confusion. Here’s another one: “It’s a cloud service.” Why isn’t the service firmly rooted to the ground? Cloud computing is everywhere. Most major online services use cloud computing in some manner. Cloud computing powers Facebook, Twitter, Netflix, iCloud, Google Drive, and countless other day to day
Samsung Electronics is preparing to unveil its second foldable device early next year, a luxury phone that folds down into a compact-sized square. The South Korean smartphone giant is working on a device with a 6.7-inch inner display that shrinks to a pocketable square when it’s folded inward like a clamshell, according to people familiar with
The organizations behind the widely used USB standard have released some new info on the latest iteration of the interface, and it’s nothing but good news for consumers. It’ll be faster and bring improved compatibility, with no need to pay close attention to which cable or port you’re using. And pedants take note: there’s no
Beleaguered Chinese telecom giant Huawei on Tuesday denied accusations reported in the Wall Street Journal that it stole technology from a Portuguese inventor, accusing him of “taking advantage of the current geopolitical situation.” The US Department of Justice is looking into the claim, potentially adding to existing criminal cases against Huawei, the WSJ reported last week.
LED TVs might have the advantage of affordability, but if you have a high enough budget, OLED TVs might well be worth considering instead. The higher cost of manufacturing OLED panels for TVs means that they are still premium offerings that are limited to just a handful of brands, but they aren’t quite as expensive as
After Instagram, Facebook is also considering a test where ‘Like’ counts would be publicly hidden. App researcher Jane Manchun Wong has found the code inside Facebook’s Android app that hides the exact amount of likes on a post from everyone but the original poster, TechCrunch reported on Monday. Facebook confirmed “that it’s considering a test
Spotify now lets you share songs to Facebook Stories. You can share albums, playlists, and your profile, but if you share single tracks they come with 15-second previews. Allowing people viewing your Facebook Story to hear a portion of the song. In May 2018, Spotify added the option to share songs to Instagram Stories You
A new iPhone codenamed ‘iPhone 12,1′ has now been spotted on Geekbench tipping key specifications and CPU statistics. This new iPhone 12,1 is expected to be the successor of the iPhone XR, touted to be called the iPhone 11. Its reported score is 5,415 for the single-core results, and 1,1294 for the multi-core results. The
Motorola is expected to make an announcement at IFA this week and it looks like the company will be launching the Motorola One Zoom aka Motorola One Pro. Thanks to a few leaks in the past, we already know that the Motorola One Zoom will sport a quad-camera setup at the back placed in a
IGTV, or Instagram TV, is still a bit of a dark horse. You know it’s there—you get notifications about the newly posted videos—but you’re probably unsure about what is does and why you should care. So, what is IGTV? In this article we’ll explain what Instagram TV is, explore how it differs from posts and
Android 10 is now rolling out to all Pixel phones – namely, the Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL, Pixel 3a, Pixel 3a XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Pixel, and Pixel XL. Users can either wait for the over-the-air (OTA) update to roll out, or, they can sideload the OTA update files apart from flashing
A European satellite that measures the Earth’s winds using lasers had a close encounter with one of SpaceX’s Starlink constellation yesterday in a situation that illustrates the growing inadequacy of existing systems for global coordination of orbital issues. It’s getting crowded up there, and email and phone calls between HQs soon won’t cut it. The
Android 10 is now available, assuming you have a phone that already supports Google’s latest version of its mobile operating system. For now, that’s mostly Google’s own Pixel phones, though chances are that most of the phones that were supported during the beta phase will get updated to the release version pretty soon, too. Since
Apple is reportedly working on a sleep tracking feature called ‘Time in Bed tracking’ for its new range of Apple Watch wearables. The new feature will give users the option to wear the Apple Watch in their sleep and if they do, data such as heart rate, motion, and noise, will be used to monitor
Mi A3 is now available in an open sale manner in India. The Android One phone was launched in India a few weeks ago, and has been sold in the country on a flash sale basis since then. The company has announced that the phone can be bought anytime via Mi.com, Mi Home Stores, and
Indian mobile payments firm MobiKwik has reached a milestone very few of its local rivals can even contemplate: not burning money. The 10-year-old Gurgaon-headquartered firm said Tuesday it is now generating a profit excluding interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. “We have been in an ecosystem where we have seen a lot of high-growth and several
Intel has just made two separate 10th generation CPU announcements — Comet Lake and Ice Lake — and laptops based on these new chips will most likely hit store shelves in India at around the same time. That should be in a couple of months, and it is bound to cause a lot of confusion
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has sought suggestions from stakeholders for certification of online content. Prakash Javadekar, the Minister of I&B asked for the suggestions during an event to unveil a new logo and certificate design of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) in Mumbai on Saturday. The minister did not give out further
Airtel on Monday launched its Xstream Box and Xstream Stick in India, as part of its rebranding of its Airtel TV platform to Airtel Xstream. Alongside, the company detailed the Xstream app’s refreshed user interface, and said users will be able to access the streaming service on the Web as well. The rebranded launch comes
Twitter CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey’s account was hacked Friday, demonstrating the potential vulnerabilities of even the most high-profile social media accounts. Starting Friday afternoon, Dorsey’s @jack account began unleashing a stream of more than a dozen tweets and retweets, including obscenities, shout-outs, threats and racial slurs. The tweets remained on the account, which has